The Terminator

Your future is in its hands.

The Terminator

7.7
14,741 votes·
1984
·
1h 48m
·Movie
ActionThrillerScience Fiction

Overview

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Director
James Cameron
Status
Released
Language
en

Commercial Verdict

Blockbuster

Budget
$6.4M
Revenue
$78.4M
Profit
+$72.0M
ROI
+1125%
Revenue vs Budget12.2x
0x1x2x3x4x5x

Massive commercial success

Keywords

man vs machineartificial intelligence (a.i.)saving the worldlaser guncyborgkiller robotshotgunrebeldystopiavillaintime travelfemale protagonist

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Terminator

Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

Kyle Reese

Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton

Sarah Connor

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Traxler

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Vukovich

Rick Rossovich

Rick Rossovich

Matt

Bess Motta

Bess Motta

Ginger

Earl Boen

Earl Boen

Silberman

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Pawnshop Clerk

Shawn Schepps

Shawn Schepps

Nancy

Bruce M. Kerner

Desk Sergeant

Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu

Future Terminator

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Punk Leader

Brad Rearden

Brad Rearden

Punk

Brian Thompson

Brian Thompson

Punk

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